John 11:25-27 – Grace Evangelical Society

I Did Not Realize How Prevalent Assurance by Works Is

January 14, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, assurance and works, John 11:25-27

I have mentioned before that our 2006 annual conference ended up being controversial. There were two messages on assurance of everlasting life that were met with a divided response. I thought those messages would be well received but about half of the people agreed, while the other half thought that the messages by Zane Hodges

Believing That Jesus Is the Christ, the Son of God (John 20:31)

July 13, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - assurance and OCD, Assurance of Salvation, John 11:25-27, John 20:31

A fan of the GES blogs and daily radio program writes: Thank you so much for the work you do, for the GES website, the blog, and the radio program. It has meant a great deal to me. I’m hoping you can help put my mind at ease as I have really been struggling with

Dealing with Faltering Assurance

April 7, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 11:25-27, John 3:16, Salvation and confessing Christ

I received via email this excellent question about assurance: I so appreciate your ministry and your desire to clearly present the gospel, and I’m hoping you can share some thoughts on something that has started to trouble me. I have believed in Jesus to save me, but lately, my assurance has been faltering. And yes,

He Who Believes That Jesus Is the Christ Is Born of God (1 John 5:1)

March 25, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:1, believing that Jesus is the Christ, John 11:25-27, the meaning of the Christ

I received a super question from Europe via email: I have got a question for your podcast or for a blog article. How can you know what “Christ” means, without John 11:25-27? And can you recommend a monograph about what “Jesus is the Christ” means? I have got the impression that only a few theologians

The Assurance Debate Goes Back a Long Time

February 3, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:9-13, 2 Corinthians 13:5, assurance and works, John 11:25-27

The Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) is an association of thousands of Evangelical educators, theologians, and pastors from around the world. To join, you need a Master of Theology degree or better. I joined ETS in 1982 when I received my Th.M. from DTS. My first ETS annual meeting was in San Diego, California, in November

Invitations in the Evangelistic Ministries of Jesus and His Apostles

August 15, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - evangelism, invitations, John 11:25-27

When I was on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ, I was required to file weekly reports on how many students I evangelized, what their response was, and how many students I discipled.  I was told if I did not get to the invitation prayer in the Four Spiritual Laws, then I could not count